Japanese bird at Ueno Park

Tokyo Take 2

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September 18th 2010
We flew home via Tokyo and faced our most hideous time difference challenge yet. For the day that Caleb was with me, we spent the time eating and sleeping (I know it's not like us). A helpful Japanese man quickly realised we were hopeless when he saw me struggling to write my name in Katakana (I should really have brushed up) outside a restaurant and then later informed Caleb that he was not eat ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more